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Christian McBride, Caelan Cardello, Nicole Zuraitis and Stanley Clarke

by Joe Dimino
October 12, 2025

In honor of the return of the Kansas City Jazz & Blues Fest after a 20+ year hiatus, we begin with a headliner of that October 4, 2025 day of music gems with the legendary Stanley Clarke with music off his 1993 album East River Dance. From there, we hop right into an Italian musician with ...

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Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi and more

by Benjamin Boddie
October 9, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi, JD Allen, Kate Wyatt, Michael Dease, Emma Smith, Charlie Porter, Jason Charos, Thom Rotella, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Steven Oquendo Latin Jazz Orchestra, Susan Krebs & The Local Outfit, Jonathan Moritz, Jim Witzel, Joe Bowden, Saku Mantere, Shawn Purcell, Alex Sipiagin, Linda Dachtyl, Jennifer ...

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Baltimore Jazz Collective, Shawn Purcell, James Danderfer, Mike LeDonne and more

by Benjamin Boddie
October 1, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Baltimore Jazz Collective, Milan Verbist, Shawn Purcell, Juliet Ewing, Harold Lopez-Nussa, James Danderfer, Steve Rosenbloom, Mark Winkler, Gabriel Alegria, David Kikoski, Mike LeDonne, Enrique Haneine, Heather McKay, Kelly Green, Brad Mehldau, Brandon Suarez, Roger Glenn, Jen Allen, Jim Witzel, Jimmy Greene, Eric Alexander, Carmen Bradford, Josh Lawrence, Michael Mayo, George ...

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Reflection... New Music from Brad Mehldau, Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura as well as Scree

by Hobart Taylor
September 10, 2025

Brad Mehldau reimagines Elliot Smith, Shawn Purcell urges us to “Quiet the Chaos," and a classic cut from Barbara Thompson. Playlist Matthew Jamal / Shabaka Hutchings “Laura" from (Single) (Self-Produced) 00:00 Holly Palmer “Metamorphosis (Capes Up!)" from Metamorphosis (Self-Produced) 4:54 David Occhipinti “Canticum Abaci" from Camera Lucida (Elastic) 8:18 Kelly Green “Blue and Green" ...

Article: Album Review

Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra: Mad Scientist Music

Read "Mad Scientist Music" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 7, 2025

Trombonist Ben Patterson's high-powered Jazz Orchestra from the Washington, D.C. area returns virtually intact from 2024's well-received Groove Junkies (Origin Records) with another bold and hard-hitting session that is all but guaranteed to please anyone whose musical antenna leans toward fresh and exciting big-band jazz. Its title, Mad Scientist Music, coined by Harry Schnipper, owner of ...

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We're Back, Baby!

March 10, 2025

Album: Mad Scientist Music
By Ben Patterson
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 06:36

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Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra: Mad Scientist Music

by Dan Bilawsky
February 15, 2025

"Mad Scientist Music"--the tag that Harry Schnipper, owner of venerated D.C. jazz venue Blues Alley, admiringly applied to Ben Patterson's creations--is an apt description for this trombonist's work. Synonymous with pure innovation, the titular field is all about pushing the limits, exploring the unknown, and making bold calculations before throwing caution to the wind and letting ...

Album

Groove Junkies

By Ben Patterson

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Exclamation; Interesting Times; The Way of the Groove; Stank Face; Cheese Hat; Espíritu Valiente.

Album

"Mariwô"

By Juan Megna

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Mariwô; Paô; Fára Ogunjá ;Si Estuvieras; Amarelinha; Coisa No2; The Owl Look

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Ben Patterson: Groove Junkies

Read "Groove Junkies" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
September 25, 2024

When it comes to big-band recordings, commitment and enthusiasm can go a long way toward assuring success. Those benchmarks are fully displayed on Groove Junkies, the third album by trombonist Ben Patterson's Washington, DC-based Jazz Orchestra. While Patterson's compositions and arrangements are not exactly straight ahead--there's an ample measure of funk, back beats and electronic effects ...